Greenacre 9

Where anything can happen and probably will

Category: Observations

  • Derwent Water SometimesWe just need to standAnd look out over the waterTo find peace and tranquility. SometimesWe just need to waitAnd peace and tranquilityWill come to us SometimesFinding peace and tranquilityIs hard workAnd we are afraid to search for them SometimesWe just need to stopAnd take a few deep breathsAnd peace and tranquility will find…

  • Grief can make us feel like there is no hope, nothing to which to look forward. We read stories of long-married couples who pass away within days of each other. Once one dies, the other feels there is little reason to live. Half of his or her life is snatched away and there is nothing…

  • SunsetWashes skies with firy huesShadows lengthenTime stands stillAnd just like thatThe day is goneTo rise againTomorrow

  • We stand tall, erect and proud. We can cope. We are capable. We are in control. We don’t need help, thank you. At least, that’s the image we try to portray. That’s the image we are taught to portray, especially in the Western world. The stiff upper lip that refuses to cry, publicly; or even…

  • Shine like a lighthouse To shine, like a beacon of light over a dark, murky sea, illuminating the path of weary travellers, and bringing them safely home. Such is the task that we all face. For though we all may be travelling our own path, we still have a duty to illuminate the paths of…